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The House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders (in Arabic: بيت العجايب Bayt al-ʿAjāʾib) is a landmark building in Stone Town, Zanzibar. It is the largest and tallest building of Stone Town and occupies a prominent place facing the Forodhani Gardens on the old town's seafront in Mizingani Road. It is located between the Old Fort and the Palace Museum (and former Sultan's Palace). It is one of six palaces built by Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar, and it is said to be located on the site of the 17th-century palace of Zanzibari queen Fatuma. The House of Wonders housed the Museum of History and Culture of Zanzibar and the Swahili Coast.

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  • House of Wonders (en)
  • بيت العجائب (ar)
  • Casa de las Maravillas (es)
  • House of Wonders (fr)
  • Palazzo delle Meraviglie (it)
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  • بيت العجائب أو قصر العجائب هو مبنى تاريخي في المدينة الحجرية، زنجبار. هو أكبر وأطول مبنى في المدينة الحجرية وتحتل مكانا بارزا في الواجهة البحرية في طريق ميزينجاني. يقع بيت العجائب بين القلعة القديمة و بيت الساحل (قصر السلطان السابق). وهو واحد من ستة قصور بنيت من قبل السلطان العماني برغش بن سعيد، ثاني سلاطين زنجبار، ويقال أنه يقع في موقع قصر ملكة زنجبار فطومة في القرن 17 بيت العجائب حاليا يضم متحف التاريخ والثقافة الزنجبارية والساحل السواحيلي. (ar)
  • The House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders (in Arabic: بيت العجايب Bayt al-ʿAjāʾib) is a landmark building in Stone Town, Zanzibar. It is the largest and tallest building of Stone Town and occupies a prominent place facing the Forodhani Gardens on the old town's seafront in Mizingani Road. It is located between the Old Fort and the Palace Museum (and former Sultan's Palace). It is one of six palaces built by Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar, and it is said to be located on the site of the 17th-century palace of Zanzibari queen Fatuma. The House of Wonders housed the Museum of History and Culture of Zanzibar and the Swahili Coast. (en)
  • La Casa de las Maravillas o el Palacio de las Maravillas (en árabe: Beit-al-Ajaib, بيت العجايب) es un edificio emblemático en Stone Town, Zanzíbar, Tanzania. Es el edificio más grande y más alto de Stone Town, ubicado entre el Fuerte Viejo y el antiguo Palacio del Sultán. Es uno de los 6 palacios construidos por Barghash bin Said, segundo sultán de Zanzíbar, y se dice que está ubicado en el sitio del palacio de la reina Fatuma, quien vivió en el siglo XVII.​ La Casa de las Maravillas alberga actualmente el Museo de Historia y Cultura de Zanzíbar y la costa Swahili. (es)
  • La House of Wonders (« Maison des Merveilles ») ou le Palace of Wonders (« Palais des Merveilles »), en arabe : Beit-al-Ajaib, est un bâtiment emblématique de Stone Town (en swahili : Mji Mkongwe), quartier de Zanzibar City, dans l'archipel de Zanzibar, en Tanzanie. Construit en 1883, il doit son surnom au fait d'être le premier bâtiment de l'île à installer l'éclairage ainsi qu'un ascenseur électrique. La House of Wonders abrite actuellement le musée d'histoire et de la culture de Zanzibar et de la côte swahili. (fr)
  • Il Palazzo delle Meraviglie o Casa delle Meraviglie (in inglese Palace of Wonders o House of Wonders, in arabo Beit-el-Ajaib) è uno dei più importanti edifici storici di Stone Town, a Zanzibar. Si trova sul lungomare di Mizingani Road. Deve la denominazione di "palazzo delle meraviglie" al fatto di essere la più grande struttura architettonica di Zanzibar e di essere stato il primo edificio dell'isola a essere dotato di energia elettrica; fu anche il primo edificio in tutta l'Africa orientale a essere dotato di ascensore. Fu edificato nel 1883 come edificio cerimoniale per volere del sultano Barghash bin Said, nella stessa posizione in cui in precedenza sorgeva la residenza della regina zanzibari Fatuma. Fu usato come residenza reale (dai sultani Hamoud bin Mohammed e Ali bin Hamud), palaz (it)
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  • Museum of History & Culture of Zanzibar & the Swahili Coast (en)
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  • Museum of History & Culture of Zanzibar & the Swahili Coast (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sansibar_House_of_Wonders.jpg
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